The Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet after Alexander Spendiaryan which is located in the center of Yerevan. This building was officially opened on 20 January, 1933, with Alexander Spendiaryan's Almast opera performance. The opera building was designed by the Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian. It consists of two concert halls: the...

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This is the 10th - 13th centuries Haghartsin monastery located near the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia. In old Armenian Haghartsin means eagle's play. As tradition tells, an eagle was soaring over the dome of the main building at its dedication and thus it became commonly known as the monastery of the playing (or soaring) eagle. The...

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A very interesting building which is a repository of ancient manuscripts, a research institute and a museum in Yerevan. This place is called the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, commonly referred to as the Matenadaran which in ancient Armenian means "manuscript store" or "library". Here you see the statue of Mesrop Mashtots, who compiled...

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The pearl of Armenia - the Lake Sevan, located in the Gegharkunik Province. It is one of the largest freshwater high altitude lakes in the world. By looking at the Lake Sevan it seems that the sky has fallen on the ground.

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This is the Khor Virap monastery which means deep dungeon. It is where Grigor Luisavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator) was imprisoned for 13 years. He was a religious leader who is credited with converting Armenia from paganism to Christianity in 301. Armenia thus became the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion. To this day you can...

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This picture is from the Republic Square of Yerevan. I've captured the Singing and Dancing fountains which are the thing of admiration for all locals and tourists. And behind the fountains is located the National Gallery and the History Museum building.

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Two kids playing with a broken bicycle in Shushi in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. This picture was taken at dawn in a town that was devastated the most from the war over Nagorno Karabakh. People don't have much there but their creative in improving their life condition and finding some entertainment for the kids.